Kevin Costner on Tim Tebow’s Baseball Career: ‘Why would he not try?’

Source: washington.cbslocal.com --- Thursday, August 25, 2016
WASHINGTON — The early returns on Tim Tebow’s Baseball ability have not been outstanding . Some might say, not having played the game since his junior year of high school, the odds are heavily stacked against him. In fact, many Baseball experts have said just that. Like Mike Rizzo, general manager of the Washington Nationals, who used words like “extreme long shot” in saying the 29-year-old would be “the first to ever” spend more than a decade away from the game and make it at the highest level. “I was with the White Sox when Michael Jordan entered that fray of attempting to be a Baseball player,” Rizzo told 106.7 The Fan. “You know, there was no greater athlete than him at the time and he struggled mightily to do it.” “To me, it’s the most difficult game to master,” he said. “It takes the longest period of time. I describe it as ‘go for it, Tim.’ If somebody gives you an opportunity, that’d be great. But long shot. It makes for a good story, but, it’s just, he would defy all odds if he were to make it to the big leagues.” Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman, too, believes Tebow faces long odds. Ryan Zimmerman to @washingnats on Tim Tebow's MLB dreams http://pic.twitter.com/sqw660Egfm — Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) August 23, 2016 Hollywood actor Kevin Costner, a man accomplished in a business that’s similarly daunting to break into, offers a different perspective. “Why would he not try? Why would he not try?” Costner wondered to Cha ...

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